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Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore

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May 10, 2023

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On 7th May, the 162nd birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore was celebrated. 

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Facts about Rabindranath Tagore:

  • He was a poet, musician and artist who reshaped Bengali literature and music, introducing India’s rich cultural heritage to the West.
  • Birth: 
    • May 7 in 1861, but according to the Bengali calendar, it was the 25th of Baishakh.
  • Titles: 
    • He is famous by many names – Gurudev, Kabiguru, Biswakabi and is often referred to as “the Bard of Bengal“.
    • Tagore gave Gandhi the title of Mahatma. 
  • Famous Work:
    • Composed ‘Jana Gana Mana’, India’s national anthem.
    • “Gitanjali”, a collection of sensitive Bengali poems, which won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.
    • Gora (Fair-Faced) and Ghare-Baire (The Home and the World), Chokher Bali, Kabuliwallah, The Postmaster and Shesher Kabita, among others.

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